How to spend your $600 check from the feds? - Page 3

The Honest Dollar · 01-25-2008, 07:29 PM

Oh, rstlne ... you just made my day! I was getting so tired of rolling my eyes at people who say they'll be saving (and so will X number of their friends), so the government's plan won't be stimulating the economy.

But y'all shouldn't be counting your eggs yet. The Senate still has to clear the bill; the stimulus package is hardly law. Especially don't start spending money that's not yet in your mailbox!

rstlne · 01-25-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by beren

What a great country we live in when being patriotic means buying a new HD TV.

Maybe it would be patriotic if the HD TV had a flag decal on the side.

The best way to fix the distortions in the economy is to go through the correction phase and learn to live on less for a few years until we get past it. But no politician ever got voted in for saying that.

rorich · 01-25-2008, 09:33 PM

I plan to pay down some debt. I would like to have that money sit in my high yield savings account. I just look at it as money I never planned on receiving, so I will just use it to reduce my debt.

PatGmac · 01-26-2008, 01:33 PM

If I'm still being nailed by my title loan (I know, I know), that will get paid down.

beren · 01-26-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rstlne

But no politician ever got voted in for saying that.

Hear hear. We always blame politicians for being slick and short-sighted, but ultimately we refuse to vote for politicians who will tell us the truth about our economy.

Penny · 01-26-2008, 07:58 PM

Buy US Savings Bonds.

Basenjimom · 01-27-2008, 06:13 AM

I'll be using mine to pay down a debt.

alex · 01-27-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beren

What a great country we live in when being patriotic means buying a new HD TV.

The whole concept is pretty unsound. Sure it may stimulate the economy in the short term, but in the long term we are just borrowing more money from China, money our children would have to pay back.

And likely buying products imported from China.

cccdude · 01-27-2008, 05:53 PM

I'll be using mine toward advertising.

Tightwad · 01-27-2008, 06:35 PM

I'd say a lot of people will be making mortgage payments on houses they can't afford...

If I don't burst a vessel complaining about this manipulative move during an election year, I am going to take all/part of ours and get the hole in my roof fixed. Fingers crossed that it can be fixed with just a couple replacement shingles. The Crisco can in my bathroom to catch the water is getting a little old....

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01-25-2008, 07:29 PM	#21
The Honest Dollar Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 90 Reputation: (63)	Oh, rstlne ... you just made my day! I was getting so tired of rolling my eyes at people who say they'll be saving (and so will X number of their friends), so the government's plan won't be stimulating the economy. But y'all shouldn't be counting your eggs yet. The Senate still has to clear the bill; the stimulus package is hardly law. Especially don't start spending money that's not yet in your mailbox!

01-26-2008, 01:33 PM	#24
PatGmac Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3 Reputation: (10)	If I'm still being nailed by my title loan (I know, I know), that will get paid down.

01-26-2008, 07:58 PM	#26
Penny Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12 Reputation: (10)	Buy US Savings Bonds.

01-27-2008, 06:35 PM	#30
Tightwad Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: (16)	I'd say a lot of people will be making mortgage payments on houses they can't afford... If I don't burst a vessel complaining about this manipulative move during an election year, I am going to take all/part of ours and get the hole in my roof fixed. Fingers crossed that it can be fixed with just a couple replacement shingles. The Crisco can in my bathroom to catch the water is getting a little old....